pot still
noun
: a still used especially in the distillation of Irish grain whiskey and Scotch malt whiskey in which the heat of the fire is applied directly to the pot containing the mash
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The first single cask expression is a pot still grain whisky from Kanosuke’s sister distillery Hioki that was aged in a new American white oak puncheon and bottled at 64 percent ABV.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
The mash bill is an undisclosed mix of malted and unmalted barley from the Munster region of Ireland in the classic Irish pot still style.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The resulting ale is then double-distilled in traditional pot stills before being aged in new oak.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Even at a technical level, traditional pot still distillation is seemingly reaching the asymptote of its innovation curve.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
The mash bill is an undisclosed mix of malted and unmalted barley from the Munster region of Ireland in the classic Irish pot still style.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The resulting ale is then double-distilled in traditional pot stills before being aged in new oak.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Even at a technical level, traditional pot still distillation is seemingly reaching the asymptote of its innovation curve.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Pot still.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pot%20still. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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